Savings bank



May 22, 1923.

C. FISHER SAVINGS BANK Filed June 18. 1921 o v E v ifL - MW'EW 'llll Hang?" Patented May 22, 1923.

a UNITED STATES PATEN.

CHARLES FISHER, or CHICAGO, rnmiiors, Assionon TO THE AUTOMATIC ni'io o'nnrixiol rumors, A oonronATron or ILLInoIs;

SAFE COMPANY, OF CHICAGO,

' SAVINGS I BANK.

Application filed June 18, 1921. SeriallN'o. 478,625.

To whom it. all mag concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES FIsHnR, av citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Savings Banks, of which the following is a specification.

- This. lnvention relates particularly to dime savings banks; and the primary object is to provide an exceedingly simple savings bank of this character which can be made very'inexpensively and which can readily be embodied in a pleasing design.

The invention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 represents a perspective view of the improved savings bank; Fig. 2, an inner perspective view of. one of the sections thereof; F ig..3, an inner perspective view ofthe other section thereof; Fig. 4, a broken per-- spective View showing a portion of the side. wall of the section shown "in Fig-3 and illustra tingv the relation thereto of a locking member employed;'Fig. 5, a broken sectional view of the wallshown in Fig. 4t,.this View showing a key in position; Fig. 6, a

broken vertical sectional view showing'th'e;

sections of the casing locked together; F 7, a broken horizontal section taken a'slndicated at line 7 of Fig. 6; Fig.8, a plan view-of a slot-guard housing member, show- -ing the wire slot-guards in position; and' Fig. 9, abroken vertical sectional view taken as indicated at line 9 of Fig. 8,.but

showing the housing member connected with the top wall of the casing-section.

In the form of the invention illustrated, two casing sections A and B areemployed, each of these sections having the outline of a keystone. These sections are adapted to fit together telescopically, the section A be ing slightly larger than the section B.

The section A comprises a main vertical wall 1 which forms the front wall of the Th casing; a bottom flange 2; atop flange 3; and side-flanges 4, 4. The top flange 3 is preferably curved or arched.

flange 2 is shorter than the top flange, and

the side flanges 4 are convergent from the" upper end to thelower' end of the casing section. The main-wall l preferablybears hasthe conventional.

' an embossment-owhich v shown; The

The bottom form of a keystone.

the top flange3 and'the side flanges t .This may beprovided A i by striking the .metaloutwardly, as illusof corresponding shape,- 7

'This section has the the 'bottom'fiang'e 2 The casing. sections are equipped on the inner surface of their side walls withlockin g members c'ally engage andlock thewhen the sections telescopic relation.

he casing section A has securedto the inner surface. of its main wall a U- shape rigidsheet-metal member 6, the web 6 of which is securedito the main Wall porti'onf which are adapted to au'tomati- I sections together,"

are pressed together in 6 rivets 7. The upper flange or arm '6 of the member Gserves as a guard which is disposed between the com-admission means and the locking members. The flange 6? is or arched, ,as r I I arm6- of'the member 6 has its extremityprovided with a The recessed or notched, as in-' preferably made crowning lower flange or downwardly turned "locking-lug 6 flange6 is also dicatedat6 stem portion with which equipped.

to provide a passage for} the The main. wall of'the casing sectionBhasj surface a vertically dis secured toits inner posed spring-arm 8 which has at its upper of the spring locking member the other easing section isi portion'a laterally turned catch" of locking lug 8 'which 8 The member 8 an upwardly ing member. 8. The 'locking'lug'8? and the key-engaging member 8 are provided by is. provided 'with'a beveled edge also has at its rear edge projecting stem or key-engag-Q splitting the IIIGtalOf the memberSand bending portion of: it laterally to "provide the locking lug, while the remaining portion is allowed to extend vertically to afford portion adaptedtobe'engaged by the key e spring-arm 8 is shown sis-comprising piece of. spring metal, metal, having atitslower endportion a laterally extending flange 8 cured to the main 'wall' of the casing tion by rivets "9; fThe rear edge 8 of locking secof theother casing section, thelug preferably sheet} I which is sethemember 8 is beveled, as indicated, in F 1g. 7, and engages the locking h1g6 6 being twisted slightly from a plane parallel with the plane of the wall 1 so as to afford a beveled surface which corresponds approximately with; the beveled surface 8 i The purpose of the bevels is to cause thecasing sections tov be drawn into the closest possible telescopic relation, through the force. of the spring-arm 8 when the locklng mem-- bers engage each other. I I

The main wall 1 of the casing-section B is provided with a keyereceiving perforal tion 10 and concentrically with an interior a slightly removed embossment 10 formed by striking the 7. metal inwardly.- The metal is further provided with a slot 10 to enable the bitot the key to enters At one side of the embossmentlfi is a fillet or raised portion of metal 11 which presents a shoulder or stop" 11 at theupper side of the embossinent 1O and which presents a shoulder or stop 11 at the lower side of the embossment 10 The shoulder 11 is-iminediately adjacentthe ;key-bit=slot 10, and the shoulder 11 from a 4 vertical plane which passes thru the key-bit Skill." The purpose of-the shoulder 11 is to prevent the key from being rotated in thewrong direction; andfthe purpose of tllQ'Sll-OlllClBlf 11 is to aii'orda stop tor-thekey engaging portion 8 of the member 8 when the look ing member is retracted by the key. In

other words 'thest'op ll will permit-the necessary retractionof the locking lug 8% but will prevent th'e'key, from being turned wholly around in its socket. The expedient thus I serves to prevent possible disarrangement of the locking imeclianisin,--.and also serves to-insure the rotation of thekey: in the right direction in effecting release:

The key is designated 12. It is provided witlia knobor'handle 12 with acircular flange 12 and with a key-bit-12. The embossnient 1 0,is reterablyformed by strikingxthe metal ofthewall '1 inwardlyyas will be understood from'Fig: 5. The cir-' cular flanged? is adapted to rotate in the recess thusform'ed in the wall. 1 while theini'ier end portion 12 extends through the I perforation 10 and carries the liey bit 12. The key-bit prfojects'laterally frointhe barrel portion- 12 and haswaprojection 12 which isshaped to conform to the embossment 10, about which the projection is adapted to rotate in the unlocking operation; The projection 12 is adapted to engage the projection 8 of the spring-arm 8'. It'will be scene-therefore, that the formation of the key is such that the portion which engages the member 8 is shieldedby the embossment so I the key in the wall and providing the key with theflange 12 and with a bit which w ll conformto the embossment 10% the use of a separate keys-barrel is rendered unneces- When the casing sections are brought toi get her telescopically, the lockinglug 8 of 8 w'illautomatically engage By forminga counter-sunk opening for with a coin-slot 13 which registers with the coin-slot 13 The member 14 may be formed: of thin sheet-metal, and it has the metal struck downwardly as indicated at 14 to provide a shallow chamber for-wire slot-guards leand 16. These wiremembeis are simply laid in the shallow chamber and the member 14 is their secured to the top'wall The parts aresecured together 1 by means of clenching lugs 17 which are struck inwardly from the flange 3 which extend through perforations 18 in theend portions of the member14 ,andwhiclrare clenched beneath the nieinberil t, as will be" understood from 9.

Each of the wire springs-15 and .16 is of eneral U-t'orni, but one arm of each spr ng is bent and extended obliquely across the coin-slot; 7 Thus, the: spring '15 has a straight arm 15, a loop 15; and an arni 15 which is bent to extend obliquely across the coin-slot, the end portion of the I tongue thus afi'ord'ed being-curved, as indicated at 15. The arn l f) lies along one lateral wall of therecess 14: v Tlie'spring 16 is formed like the spring"- 15-butis reversed in posi; tion. The parts are designated byithe mini eral 1G, with indie-es corresponding with-the indicesalready used with respect v,to-tt'he spring 15. Whentheisprmg's are'placed in position in the chamber 14 in the manner shown in; Fig. 8, they "bear against each other, sons to nmrtuallyhclcl .each other'nij' position; q Obviously, when coin is inserted between i the spring tonguesy tongues will tlie spring armthe locking 'lugl '6 thus locking the sections together. The inemberfi fcrmsa housing withinwhich the inner end of the'key may turn 'to effect release of the-lockin lug:' 8"

fronr thel'ocking lugfi. The flangeB 'Of" the member '6 forms a shieldwhicli is preier ably curved, sothat when coins are inserted thru the coin-slot, theywlll' roll on" the shield and fall into thech'ambers on op-' positesides of the vertical spring 8. The spaces flanking the spring arm 8 are somewhat-greater than the diameters otthei coins, so that the necessary freedom of movement of the spring=arinis allowed) -Whenthe spaces flanking thesprmg-arm become filled, the coins will accumulate in the upper portion of the lcasinga However,

fOIlIlBd'Of by a. stamping or tions, the key imay be inserted and rotated to release the lock and the key may then-be;

used as a handle to withdraw the inner section from the outer section, while the flanges of the outer section are thumb and fingers. 1

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understanding only and no unnecessaryjlimitations should be understood therefrom, claims should be construed as broadly as permissible in view of the prior art. I lVhat I regard as new, and desire to secure by Letters. Patent, is

1.-A savings bank comprising a pair of open-sided casing sections,,the outer section having, a lateral peripheral flange adapted to receive the inner section, a locking. member secured to the inner surface of the main wall of one of the sections, a co-acting movable locking member secured to the inner surfaceof the main wall of the other casing section,-said last mentioned section having a key-receiving perforation through its main wall through whicha key may beoperated to actuate said movable lock-ingmemher, and coin-admission means extending thru the peripheral flange of the outer casing section. v

2. A savings bank comprising a pair of open-sided telescopic casing sections having lateral peripheral flanges which telescope with each other, secured to the wall of one of the casing-sections near the center thereof, a movable locking member disposed adjacent the inner surface ofthe main wall of the other casing section and adapted to engage member, and a key, extending thru the main wall of the last-mentioned casing section and adapted to actuate the locking member thereof.

3. A savings bank'comprising a pair of open-sided telescopic casing sections having lateral peripheral flanges which telescope with each other, a rigid locking member secured to the inner surface of the main wall operation.

Thin sheet aluminum, or. may be I used advantamoderate cost, and may: bemade very grasped between the but the appended a rigid locking vmember inner surface of themain said first-named locking of the other casing section and adapted to engage said first-named v locking;- member, and a keyextending thru the main wallof the last-mentioned locking section and adapted to actuate the .locking" member thereof, saidkey being, adapted to interlockingly engage the casing section and to I afford a handle forwithdra'wingthe casing section.- 1

4. A savings,bankicomprising a pairaof open-sided telescopic casing sections, one: of'sald sectlons having the inner surfacefof its main'wall equipped with a substantially rigid lockingmember, and the other cas ing section being equipped interiorly with a coacting spring-actuated locking member,

and a key eXtending-thruthe main wall of; saidlast-mention'ed casing section near the,

center thereof, said key being adapteduto serve as a handle in theoperation of separat-.

ing the casing sections. I

top flanges being provided with registering com-admlss on slots, a rigid lockingmem ber carried bythe inner surface of the'main} casing sections, and a wall of one of said 5. A savings bankcomprising'apair of shield disposed some distance; above ,said

locking member and some, distance-beneath the Icoin-sl0t, a spring actuated locking member disposed adjacent the inner surface:

main wall of the other casing section,

of the I and. a key working :thru said last-mentioned wall and adapted to retract the spring-actuated locking member. I 4

6. A saving bank comprising an outer casing-section having'a main verti'calwall and aperipheral flange, an innercasing secs tion section having a main vertical- 'walland a peripheral'flange, arigid member-see cured to the-inner surface of the main wall of the outer casing section .and having a port1on lnchserves as a tion which serves-as a locking lug, a vertical shield'andja po r- I spring arm mounted in the inner casing sec tion and having a locking engage said first-named locking lug, the

main vertical wall of the'inner casing sec tion having a key-opening through which a key may operate and adapted to retract the lug carried by said spring-arm. f i 7. A' savingsv bank comprising an outen provided with a mainvertical wall and aperipheral flange, said peripheral: flange being equippedwith a coin-slot,- a. shield within said section and disposed some- I belowsaid coin slot, a locking lug carried-by said section'and disposed some 7 distance below said shield, an inner casing, section provided with a main vertical wall said flange having;

locking casing section distance and a. peripheral flange,- a registering coin-slot and being equipped with slot-guards, a centrally disposed spring- 'arm rising from'the. lowerportion ofthe lug adapted to the inner end of said keybeing adapted to turnwithin the space between said shield and first-mentioned locking lug;

--8. A savingsbank comprising' an' outer casing section provided with a ma n vertical 7 wall and with r a peripheral flange equipped with a 'coin-slot,' a U-shape member secured" to the inner surface of said main walhthe upper-portion of said U-shape member serving as a shield and the lower portion thereof with a key-engaging carrying a locking lug, an inner casing section providedwitha I'DfldIIVBItiOEIl wall and a-periphei'al[flange equipped with a coin slot and a slot-guard, a spring-arm secured tothe lower portion of the inner casingsection and extending upwardlytherefrom, said spring-arm being equipped with a laterally extending locking lug providedwith a beveled edge and beingequipped also lug extending above said locking lug; and a key journaled in the inainwall 'of'said inner casing section and provided with a bit adapted to engage saidlast-nientioned lu n 9.- A' savingsbank comprising a pair of telescopic casing sections, one of said sections being equipped interiorly with a substantially rigid locking lug spaced some distance iro'nrthe main verticalwall and the other section-beingequipped with a spring- 1 arnr provided with a locking member adapted to engage said first-named locking lug, 'the'main 'wall of said last-named section being provided with a key-opening, an inwardly struck einbossnient concentric with said'key-opening, and a key journaled in saide'inbossinentand provided at'its iii- 1 ner end \v'tha key-bit having a projection workingover' said einbossnientr 10. A savings bank comprising a casing sectionliaving a'inain wall" and a peripheral flange, a locking ineinbercarried byJsaid main wall, a second casingsection having a main Wall and a'peripheral fiange, a springarm carried by said second-named section and equipped ivitlia coecting locking lug, said last-mentioned wall being provided with a key-opening and with airinwardly' struck einbossment, a key journal'ed in said einbossment and having 'a' bit with a pro= jection overhanging: and conforming to said I einbossnient, and stepson the inner surface of the inain wall of said second-named section serving to limittherotation of the key, "11. A savings banlrconiprising an outer casing esetio n having a inain verticalwall and a peripheral flange, said main'wall being equipped on itsinner surface with a locking lug spaced with relation't o the ma n wall, an inner casing sect-ion having a main" vertical wall and aperiphe'ral flange, the

main wall of-said inner section having an inwardly struck 'einbossment with a keyop'ening therethru, a -stop' immediately ad 1 engage said stop.

12. A savings edon the inner-surface of the main-wall and spaced with relation thereto, an 'inne'r' casing section having a inain vertical-wall and a peripheral flange, a springarminount:

ed in the lower portion of'the'inner se'ction' bank comprising an iouter casing sect1on;hav1ng a main vertical wall and a peripheral flange, 'a locking lugmount 170 having a bit provided withaprojection adapted to work over the emb'oss nent and and extending upward'therefroin, said arm} having a laterally turned locking lug at its key engaging dug, an inwardly struck embossnientfi'nahe main wall-of said inner casing' section having-a key-opening th'e'rethrupa' stop at one side" of the slot of the 'key opening at-the upper side of said embozmnient, a stop at the lowerside of said 'einbossinent adapted to been upper'portion' and having a lug extending above 821161 locking gagedby the key-engaging portion o-flsaid spring-arm, anda'key journaled in said em' boss nent and having a bit'provided with a pro ectonworking over said 'embossment.

13. In a savings bank,

peripheral flange, the lower portion a casing section comprising a niain vertical wall ana a a spring-arm secured to" of said casing section and extending;upwardly therefrom and pro:

vidd'at its upper end'with a laterally turned locking lug and 'withlia" key-engaging lug-- extending abovesaidflockinglug, and a key-opening in said' inain wall above said key,en ag g v r i H 14; In a savings peripheral flange, g Y tl18 l0\\'r pOIftlOI1 of said casing section and at its upper-end with a 1.5 In a savings comprising: a main vert calwall and ape ripheral flange with a rc-igisterripheral flange andvprovidedslotguards ing coin-slot, and a pair of Wire lying. nested slot. i

"16. A savings bank comp-rising.

bank, casing -section ,7 comprising a .inain vertical "wall and a avspring -arm secured to I r g 4 i v extend ng upwardly therefrom and prov ded laterally turned lock ngflug and with 'a keyengaging extending above said locking lug, andan ni v. v above said key-engaging lug, said rnain wall extend- .bank, a casing section 1 provided with a coin-slot, a slot-guard housing secured to SELIdTPB in said housing 1 and having tongues extending obliquely across the co n an outer. casing section having ainain vertical Wall-, a bottom-flange, jside flanges and a top flange said top flange being provided with a coinslot, a U-shape member secured to the inner surface of the main wall at the central portion thereof, said U-shape member having an. upper flange affording a shield and having a lower flange equipped Witha downturned locking lug, an inner casing section comprising a main vertical wall, a bottom flange, side flanges and a top flange, the top flange being provided with a coin-slot,

slot-guards mounted on the inner side of said last-mentioned top flange, mounted centrally in the lower portion of the inner casing section and extending up: wardly and affording a dividing wall,;said withalaterally projecting locking'lug and With a key-engaging lug, said lnain wall of said inner'casing-section having a key-re: ceiving perforation therein. 1

CHARLES FISHER.

a spring-arm spring-arm being provided at its'upper' end 

